Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [noun sg] [to-vb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proviso whereby it was possible for some individuals to enjoy an enhanced accrual scale to qualify for full pension benefits after 10 years of service was altered in the 1987 Budget — with a new period of 20 years ' service being required . |
| 2 | The government needs some tax revenue to pay for national defence or its budget contribution to the European Community . |
| 3 | It would set up a National Monuments Commission to care for ancient sites , institute small penalties for vandals who damaged them , and — most important — give the commission a right of purchase if the owner of a scheduled monument wanted to destroy it . |
| 4 | The purpose of this note is to explain the changes brought about by the Courts and Legal Services Act to allow for multi-national partnerships i.e. partnerships in England and Wales between English ( or Welsh ) solicitors and foreign lawyers . |
| 5 | The fiction seemed a low insurance premium to pay for diplomatic and naval protection , the more desirable in a world where other predatory powers besides the United States were arising . |
| 6 | Zambian mining company to pay for environmental damage |
| 7 | Nevertheless , my conclusion is that to allow a local government authority to sue for libel would impose an added and substantial restriction upon freedom of expression which , having regard to the ability of individuals within a local authority to sue for libel , and to the ability of a local government authority to sue for malicious falsehood , or to invoke the criminal law of libel , can not be regarded as necessary in our democratic society . |